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Originally Posted by alsadad
...I am, as always, willing to be educated if I am mistaken...
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You have just offered an excellent description of what is known as "absolute" speed limits. The State of Maine is an "absolute" State, whereby once speed is established at any rate above the posted limit, no defense is allowed.
New Hampshire is actually a hybrid state....we have a combination of both "prima facie" or "absolute" limits. The legislature determines the venue on passage of the RSA. In New Hampshire most roads are "prima facie" with the interstate highway system 65 being "absolute".
Actually, most States are now "absolute" States, as you described above, with NH being in the minority of "prima facie" or "hybrid" States.
The lawmakers that formulated HB 847 could have chosen either standard, but mostly followed the current NH motor vehicle code and put forward the prima facie limits.
Ah, there is still some truth ringing in the motto "Live Free or Die!"...
Hope this helped....
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